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rootle

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹuːtəl/Part of speech verbSorted eloortStarts with REnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. dig with the snout

Word origin

From root (“to dig”) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Once, presumably, this quadrangle with its smooth lawns, its massive buildings, and the chapel itself was marsh too, where the grasses waved and the swine rootled.
  • Removing internal fences allowed the wild Exmoor ponies and Tamworth pigs he introduced to browse and rootle over large distances, their disruptions creating habitats for other animals and plants.
  • 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him. 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'

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